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BURLINGTON 

Its Early History, Growth and 
Progress. A Manufacturing Center /^ i_/ 



Healthful Climate, Low Taxes 
An Economical Government 
Good Schools and Churches 




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Published by 

HOWARD A. WOOD 
Burlington, Wis. 






LIBRARY of CONGRESS 

Two OOBlos Received 

JAN 8 1909 

Cop»rlKnt tntry 

^LA88 cc XXc No, 

COPY 6. 



Copyright, 1908 
BY Howard A. Wood 

Burlington, Wis. 



MEYER-HOT'Efl PRINTING CO. 
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BURLINGTON. 

BURLINGTON is still very young among the great cities of the 
world. It was not incorporated until 1887, yet in this short 
I existence it has accomplished wonders. 
x-Mthough Burlington is not large in population, yet it is growing 
to be a great manufacturing center and a point for the distribution and 
sale of such articles. 

Burlington will grow to be one of the great commercial, geographical, 
railroad, political and educational centers of Wisconsin, therefore the growth 
of Wisconsin means the growth of Burlington and the commercial import- 
ance of Wisconsin epitomizes the advantages of Burlington as a business 
point. Located at the junction of the Fox and White Rivers in the south- 
western part of Racine County, among the wooded hills of the famous 
Kettle Range and in the heart of the lake region, Burlington has all of the 
advantages and charms which nature can bestow. 

The commercial location of the city is ideal. Seventy-two miles from 
Chicago and forty-five miles from Milwaukee with Racine only twenty-six 
miles directly east on the shore of Lake Michigan. 

Wisconsin. 

The rapid development of Wisconsin from a great wild forest to one 
of the richest parts of the world reads like a romance. It must be remem- 
bered that there is but one Wisconsin. The wonderful fertility of its soil 
and the tremendous agriculture, mineral and lumber resources place the state 
in a class absolutely by itself. It is difficult to impress a reader with the 
truth of this statement, but in 1850 there were hundreds of thousand acres 
of land which could be had from the government almost for the asking. 
Today such land is selling at seventy-five to a hundred and fifty dollars an 
acre. Poverty in Wisconsin is unnecessary. 

Successful men know that business is like warfare. The commercial 
center that wins is the one that possesses the advantages in location and 
surroundings. The strategic situation of Burlington and the extent of 
territory which is bound to it by commercial and patriotic reasons becomes 
fully apparent only by comparison with the cities of other states. Burling- 
ton's advantage of location is all the more emphasized by its being able to 
secure the same freight rates on all railroads to the Eastern markets that 
are given the Chicago manufactures. This enables us to compete with all 
the largest manufactures of the world. 



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WiSCONSLN CONDENSED MILK CO, BURLINGTON 



Steam Railways. 

The steam railways of Wisconsin cover the state very thoroughly. There 
are very few spots in the entire state which cannot be reached by railway. 
The statement of the railroad commission shows 7,465.41 miles constructed 
and under operation. England and Wales, with a population of 34,000,000 
has only 10,070 miles of steam roads. The area of Spain (190,050 square 
miles), which is nearly four times as great as Wisconsin, with a population 
of about 19,000, and is served by only 9,190 miles of railways, as against 
Wisconsin, 7,465 miles. 

Suppose for a moment that you could locate in business at a common 
point where the railway systems of the entire country brought the com- 
merce of the nation to your city : Burlington offers a similar opportunity. 
During each twenty-four hours the arrival and departure of eighteen pas- 
senger trains makes Burlington convenient for the business man who visits 
the city on errands, or for the Burlington citizen to reach any point in the 

state without delay. . , , 

Interurban. 

The interurban railroad now being constructed by the Milwaukee Elec- 
tric Railway & Light Co., from Milwaukee to Lake Geneva (beautiful 
Geneva Lake), will bring hundreds of people into almost hourly communica- 
tion with Burlington. The branches of this road will run in such a way that 
the territory surrounding Burlington for many miles in every direction will 
have almost hourly service to our city. There is no other city east of 
the Mississippi which will possess any better system of transportation than 
Burlington. 



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MILL DAM, BURLINGTON 



Telephone Systems. 

There are no less than three hundred good towns within a radius of 
75 miles from Burlington, with which instant communication at low rates 
of toll can be had. Burlington enjoys the advantage of this telephone 
system, not only in the city but over the larger part of a wide awake pros- 
perous farming community whose beautiful country homes are evidences 
in themselves of the prosperity of the farmers. Burlington's telephone 
service is not equaled by any other city of the same class. 

Publications. 

Another thing which emphasizes the close relationship between the 
entire state of Wisconsin and Burlington is the publication of the two great 
weekly newspapers. These papers have county-wide circulations and exert 
a powerful influence commercially, politically and educationally. The pen 
is mightier than the sword and the pen of Wisconsin ought to be in the hands 
of Burlington. May we have a daily soon is our wish. 

Notoriety can only be gained by or through the repeated publication 
of your thoughts and works. To the advertiser who wishes publicity 
throughout the entire country, the economy of using a few mediums which 
cover the country is apparent. News items noting the growth of your 
trade or the expansion of a business concern are forms of advertising, which 
though without cost, are the most valuable. 

A Busy Corner. 

The eighteen passenger trains which enter and depart from Burlington 
daily have helped to make that city the most popular with the surrounding 



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CHESTNUT STREET, LOOKING EAST, BURLINGTON 




CITY HALL, BURLINGTON 



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CIRCUS DAY IN BURLINGTON 



country, which gives to Burlington ahnost its entire trade. This chance 
to "rub elbows with the trade" is one of the most effective ways of extending 
business aside from purely commercial matters. 

Burlington is the educational, political and religious magnet which at- 
tracts people from the surrounding country. Then the steam railroads and 
the telephone lines, the highways of commerce, with the coming interurban 
railway, together with the political interests which inhere in the city, and 
the educational institutions that make Burlington as important in education 
as in commerce; all help to make Burlington a busy corner in Wisconsin. 

Growth. 

To picture the future which is in store for a city so well situated as 
Burlington, requires an active imagination. It has made progress during 
the last six months. No city of its class is growing faster. New factories 
are building today, while the resident district is growing at a tremen- 
dous speed. 

Surrounding Burlington within a radius of seventy-five miles are 
3,000,000 people. The effect of this on the manufacturing interests of 
Burlington is just making itself felt. For years the city has not served 
Wisconsin as a commercial center. The state needs a big city and Bur- 
lington has never awakened to its future until now. A few enterprising 
men to blaze the way and others will follow. 

The jobbing business of Burlington has doubled within the last few 
years. In certain important lines it has trebled in the same time. No other 
cit\' in the countrv can show a healthier condition of trade. 



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PINE STREET, LOOKING NORTH, BURLINGTON 



The Farmer. 

The average Burlington farmer has money to buy what he wants as 
well as merely what he needs. He knows, too, that he will have the money 
next year to do the same thing over again. 

The country surrounding Burlington is not of occasional bonanza crops 
and frequent failure. It always has a crop is what will be heard among the 
farmers even during the most unfavorable Spring. This assertion is founded 
on the experience of fifty years — ever since the country has been settled. 
This certainty of a crop lends to business stability and confidence. Retail 
merchants buy confidentially, knowing that they are sure of sales. 

While trade will fluctuate somewhat with the character of the season 
and the crop prospects, the fluctuations are probably less marked than in 
any other part of the country. 

Manufacturing Center. 

Burlington has gained a great reputation as a manufacturing center 
and its industries give employment to several hundred people. 

Fifteen years ago Burlington was practically without manufacturing 
industries, but through the energy and ability of her people some of the 
largest enterprises of their kind in the United States have been built up. 

The Burlington Blanket Co. have made themselves famous with the 
"Stay-on" Burlington stable blanket. The superiority of their goods from the 
very start found a ready sale and were appreciated and adopted by horsemen 
and others all over the world who wanted good goods, and the demand 
has so grown for the "Stay-on" Burlington that there is no city or hamlet 
in the country that is not acquainted with the merits of the goods that this 
■Company manufacture. 



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BADGER BASKET AND VENEER CO., BURLINGTON 




FINKE-UHEN BREWING CO., MALT HOUSE, BURLINGTON 



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BURLINGTON BLANKET CO., BURLINGTON 



This Company is now the largest strictly shaped horse clothing manu- 
facturers in the world. This may seem a surprise to our readers, who 
may not have given such matter much thought, and every citizen should 
pride themselves on having a manufacturing plant of this kind in our midst, 
which employs over 200 people. 

The Wisconsin Condensed Milk Company is certainly by far, one of 
the largest plants of its kind in the country, and to think that Burlington 
should ha\e so great an industry within its very midst which has been of 
vast importance and benefit to Burlington and the surrounding country. 

Their condensed milk, which is known as the "Lion" brand has gained 
a world-wide reputation, and many carloads are shipped weekly to all parts 
of the country. 

Yes : Burlington was indeed fortunate in securing such an industry 
which employs nearly one hundred people and pays to the farmers of the 
surrounding country more than $300,000.00 annually. 

McCanna & Fraser Co. manufacturers of butter are very prominent 
among the various industries. The concern at the present time are operating 
some fifteen or twenty factories, most of them being located in the Elgin 
or Fox River Valley district, which is world-famed as a producer of the 
highest grades of dairy products. 

This concern has never failed in shipping, for the past ten years, two 
car-loads each week of their famous 1-lb. butter prints "White Rock" and 
"Gold Medal", to the Philadelphia market, which is considered the most 
critical market on butter in the United States. 

The Burlington Brass Works, manufacturers of plumbers' brass goods. 
Fuller and Compression cocks, are now employing over sixty men, while a 



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VERSTRAETE-FVFE MANUFACTURING CO., BURLINGTON 




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comparatively new industry, shows that within a few years they will have 
grown to be one of the largest of their kind in the world. 

The Verstraete-Fyfe Manufacturing Co. are contractors who make a 
specialty of manufacturing automobile parts, dies, tools and special ma- 
chinery of all kinds, employing nearly one hundred people. 

The Multiscope & Film Co., makers of the Alvista Panoramic Camera, 
and jobbers of photographic goods, do an immense business in their line. 

The Finke & Uhen Co., brewers and maltsters, employ some thirty 
people and have a large business which calls for an annual output of 10,000 
barrels of beer. 

The F. G. Klein Co., manufacturers of the famous Ginger Ale, soda 
water and other soft drinks, also wholesale dealers of the beer that made 
Milwaukee famous. 

The Cement Products Co., manufacturers of the cement building blocks 
are fast gaining a reputation for having a very fine cement block for the 
building of store and factory buildings. 

The Badger Basket & Veneer Co. are manufacturers of all kinds of 
basket and veneer woods, while they make a specialty of the large bread 
and laundry baskets. 

The Company have just built large new factory buildings and employ 
about fifty people. 

The Security Lightning Rod Co. are known the world over for having 
one of the safest rods ever placed on a building. Last year they shipped 
over 1,000,000 feet of rod to all parts of the country, and expect to double 
the amount this year. 



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1. FOX RIVEK ROAD BRIDGE 

2. OPERA HOUSE 

3. BELOW TAE MILL DAM 



1. MILL DAM, LOW WATER 

2. THE ISLAND, BROWNS LAKE 

3. WATER TOWER 





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BURLINGTON BRICK & TILE CO., BURLINGTON 



The deposits of clay In and around Burlington have been worked exten- 
sively, but there is still enough of the raw material left for many years. North 
of the city on the Waterford road are deposits many feet deep, still untouched. 

The Burlington Brick & Tile Co. are controlling this deposit of clay 
and keep their plant running summer and winter manufacturing draintile 
and brick. 

Manufacturers looking for new sites for their factories, are invited to 
inspect the factory sites, the inducements and advantages offered at Burling- 
ton in Wisconsin. Address, Burlington Advancement Association, or, Busi- 
ness Men's Club. g^^^^^ 

Burlington has two banks, the Bank of Burlington and the Meinhardt 
Bank which together have a capital and surplus of $115,000.00 and over 
$1,000,000 on deposit, most of which is on time certificates and represents 
the surplus wealth of the community. 

The gain in deposits in Burlington banks during the last few years have 

almost doubled, while during the time of the "Panic" when banks were 

smashing in every direction, there was not a failure in Burlington. This 

record speaks loudly for the soundness of local institutions and the stability 

of values in Burlington. — , 

^ Lducation. 

There is no surer measure of the intelligence of a community than its 
school statistics. The city of Burlington only a few years ago, erected a 
fine new school building at a cost of $50,000.00 capable of holding over 
600 pupils. 



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HIGH SCHOOL, BURLINGTON 



The educational policy of the city has always been progressive. "Schools 
and the means of education shall forever be encouraged." No other city 
in the United States is more amply provided with school facilities. One 
large kindergarten supplies instruction for some 80 or 90 pupils. About 
350 pupils in the grades and 115 pupils in the high school. 

The St. Mary's Parochial school has a total enrollment of 340, while 
the St. John's Parochial school has a total enrollment of about 60. 

In the private schools of the city, also, the same progressive spirit is 
shown and the children compare favorably with those in the public schools. 

The total enrollment of these schools is somewhat over 900. The 

courses taught in the High School amply qualify a graduate for admission 

to the leading colleges. „ , ,. it..!.,. 

^ ^ Public Utilities. 

The Burlington city water works is owned by the city and has nearly 
12 miles of mains, 68 fire hydrants, with over 400 consumers. The water 
is pumped from a large reservoir which is filled by three artesian wells. 
These wells vary in depth, one 150 feet, one 700 feet and one 1,000 feet. 

The water plant has a capacity of 200 gallons per minute or 288,000 
gallons per day, while in case of fire they throw on the fire pumps with a 
capacity of 700 gallons per minute. 

A large stand pipe has been provided for the reserved supply of water 
which holds 75,000 gallons. 

The Burlington Electric Light Co., owned and controlled by private 
parties, furnish power and light by electricity which is generated both by 
coal and water power. The rate for electric light and electric power in 



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BURLINGTON GAS PLANT, BURLINGTON 



Burlington is as low as in any other city where similar conditions prevail, 
and lower than most of the cities in Burlington's class, so far as population 
is concerned. 

The Citizens' Gas Company, owned by a private corporation was 
organized in 1907, and have built a very fine plant and now operate nearly 
eight miles of mains, have over 300 consumers, and expect to double the 
number the coming year. The rate is $1.50 per thousand feet. 

The postal authorities established free city delivery of mail in Bur- 
lington, June 15, 1908. Three city mail carriers are employed, on account 
of the extent of territory which has to be covered. 

Post Office. 

New quarters have been secured for the post office in what is known 
as the Holtz Building, on the corner of Pine and Washington Streets. We 
hope the next step will be a new post office building. 

The receipts of the post office, always a criterion of a city's business, show 
a steady increase from year to year. The imaginary line between third and 
second class was crossed more than two years ago and the sales now average 
nearly $1,000 a month. 

City delivery of mail was established in Burlington, June 15, 1908, and 
has added greatly to the service of the public. 

Hotels. 

The hotel facilities of Burlington are better than in the average city 
of twice its size. The two large hotels offer the best of accommodations. 
The prices are as reasonable as consistent with good service. 



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CHESTNUT STREET. LOOKING WEST, BURLINGTON 




CHESTNUT STREET, LOOKING SOUTHEAST, BURLINGTON 



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JONES HOUSE. BURLINGTON 



There are many private boarding houses, which will give you all the 
comforts of the home. 

The city has demonstrated its ability to care for large gatherings with 
very little inconvenience. 

With the many pretty drives in and about Burlington It makes a very 
pleasant place to spend your vacation. 

Historical. 

Previous to the year 1836 the present site upon which the beautiful 
city of Burlington is built, was the home of the red man and the haunt 
of the wild deer. The many handsome lakes and streams hereabouts made 
it one of the finest hunting grounds in the whole northwest country. A 
treatv was made with the Indians in 1833, giving them possession of the 
lands until 1836, after which time they were to be moved west of the 
Mississippi River. 

About the 15th day of December, 1836, Moses Smith and Wm. Whiting 
made the first mark at Burlington; Whiting claiming on the east side of 
the river and Smith on the west side, near the spot where the Ayers' mill 
now stands. They made what was called a "jack knife" claim by putting 
names and dates on a tree. 

On the 27th of December, 1835, Moses Smith. Wm. Whiting, B. C. 
Pierce and Lemuel Smith built a shanty in the little grove in the river bend 
on the east side of Fox River. They cut a large white oak tree near where 
the malt house now stands, built a rude log hut on the present farm of 
David Bushnell, spent three days prospecting and surveying on both sides 
of the river, and finallv constructed a cabin on the west side. 



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CIRCUS DAY IN BURLINGTON 



In January, 1836, Enoch D. Woodbridge built the body of a log house 
on the east side, which afterwards formed part of the tavern kept by 
Rue! Xims. 

In February, 1836, Nathan H. Darling made a claim for Nelson R. 
Norton, on what has since been, and is yet, known as the Rooker farm. 

In April, 1836, Moses Smith took up his residence in a shanty on the 
west side of the river, and in May built a log house near where the Ayers' 
mill is situated. 

In the latter part of May, 1836, James Nelson built a log house and 
blacksmith shop near what is now the south end of Durgin's bridge. 

In June of the same year, B. C. Pierce erected a building for a store, 
which is now, or was recently standing on the bank of the mill pond just 
outside the old fair grounds. 

In July, 1836, Daniel B. Bork came and claimed the fraction of land 
upon which the greater part of the present village now stands. 

The early settlers were from the New England states, principally from 
Vermont, and the name of the town was given it by the earliest settlers 
whose homes had formerly been at or in the vicinity of Burlington, Vermont. 

The site whereon the village was laid out was selected with a view 
to its picturesque as much as to its sheltered location, and an old Indian 
proverb or legend has it that at the junction of the two rivers hurricanes 
and other disastrous storms — the cyclone and tornado — will never come. 

Burlington, a city of nearly 3,500 population, is in the extreme western 
part of Racine County, of which Racine is the county seat, situated in the 
eastern part, on the shore of Lake Michigan, and 26 miles distant. 



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GENEVA STREET, LOOKING NORTHEAST, BURLINGTON 




LEWIS STREET, LOOKING NORTHWEST, BURLINGTON 



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RESIUENCE— C. B. McCANNA 
RESIDENCE — S. M. REINARDY 
RESIDENCE — WM. FINKE 



RES1DE\CE— MRS. A. MEINHARDT 
RESIDENCE-\VM. MEADOWS 



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HOTEL BURLINGTON, BURLINGTON 



Burlington has ever been regarded as an ideal residence town, and is 
beautifully located at the junction of the White and Fox Rivers, and only a 
little over one mile from Brown's Lake, a lovely body of pure sparkling water, 
abounding in fish of various kinds, and which has within the past fifteen years 
grown into prominence as a popular summer resort. Burlington is, in fact, 
nearly surrounded by beautiful little lakes, all attractive as summering places 
and affording excellent fishing, hunting, boating and bathing. 

In 1855-6 the old Racine and Mississippi Railroad, afterwards known 
as the Western Union and now the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, 
was built through Burlington — a mile to the south of us — and for a few 
years the vilage grew and flourished like a Green Bay tree ; then came the 
War of the Rebellion, followed by dull times and a painful pause, and 
from thence up to 1881-2 the village was a slow-going place, inactive and 
apparently slumbering, with little of the life, enterprise and push necessary 
to the growth and development of a town. 

New life was infused into the village in 1882 by the active efforts of 
enterprising citizens, and excellent results followed. Previous to that time 
there were practically few good sidewalks, no street lights, no water works 
system, no efficient fire protection and there were very few of the modern 
conveniences and luxuries we now enjoy. 

With the incoming of the Wisconsin Central Railroad about twenty years 
ago, an impetus was given the place which resulted in a veritable boom, 
and more building and industrial life followed than had ever been known 
before in the history of the place. Beautiful homes and modern business 
blocks went up; an admirable water works system was put in by the village; 



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JUNCTION OF THE FOX AND WHITE RIVERS. BURLINGTON 

Streets were beautifully graded and gra\'eled; sidewalks were constructed 
in all parts of the village; a fine system of electric lighting was established, 
and the value of property in and adjacent to the village doubled and nearly 
trebled in value. 

The system of fire protection was made efficient to a remarkable degree 
by the introduction of the city water works, and no city or village in 
Southern Wisconsin has a better system of water works or a more efficient 
fire protection than Burlington can boast of today. 

Fox and White Rivers, 

The hardy and picturesque \oyagers, who in early days paddled them- 
selves along in canoes gay with colors, seeking for furs and game, little 
thought or could have dreamed as they viewed the uprising noles that beneath 
their sheltering foliage would lay our picturesque city. 

Oh ! but the spirit of the waters or the forest whispered not to them, their 
secrets. It remained for the brave and adventurous of later days. 

A city located in the southern part of Wisconsin, at the junction of the 
Fox and White Rivers, is but a dream that has come true. The rivers 
are remarkable for their picturesque beauty and are visited often by lovers 
of the beautiful in nature, that their wild charm may be captured by camera 
and brush. 

They afford the finest opportunity for boating imaginable; the finest 
game fish abound in these waters and they are rapidly attracting people from 
the large cities, who are making summer homes along their shores. 



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PINE STREET. LOOKING NORTHWEST. BURLINGTON 




BURLINGTON FLORAL CO., BURLINGTON 



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BUSINESS MEN'S CLUB, BURLINGTON 



The water power already established on the White River is of infinite 
value to Burlington. 

Bright before them run the waters, 
Run the clear antl shining waters. 
Run the shining river waters. 

Burlington as a Place to Live. 

Burlington, one of the busiest and most promising cities in the southern 
part of the state, located at the junction of the Fox and White Rivers in 
the southwestern part of Racine County, among the wooded hills of the 
famous Kettle Range, and in the heart of the lake region, the city has 
the advantage and charms which nature can bestow. 

Burlington is spread over a little more than one square mile of territory. 
This means that each person has about one-half acre of breathing space. 
Compared to the crowded cities, such a condition is a revelation. 

The entire residence districts in Burlington are laid out so that each lot 
has a frontage of fifty, eighty or even a hundred feet. 

Upon such a lot there is room for a croquet ground or a tennis court 
besides the house. 

There is light, air and room for every person. No city in the world 
of any size has a finer residence district than Burlington if comparative 
advantages are measured on the basis of attractive homes, pleasant grounds 
and healthful surroundings. 

There is no tendency toward crowding people together in any partic- 
ular portion of the city. Residences are going up rapidly in outlying 
districts, even at considerable distance from the center of the city. 



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THE ISLAND. BROWN'S LAKE, BURLINGTON 



Burlington has become famous as a summer resort. It boasts of one 
of the most beautiful lakes of its size in the state, situated about a mile 
and a half from the city. Here, surrounded by hotels and summer homes, 
lies the celebrated "Lake of the Shining Arrow", more familiarly known 
as Brown's Lake, around whose placid waters thousands of summer resorters 
annually seek relief. 

Two miles south of the city another sheet of water, known as Bohner's 
Lake, is fast becoming a popular attraction. The commercial location of 
the city is also ideal, seventy miles from Chicago, forty-five miles from Mil- 
waukee, twenty-six miles west of Racine, twenty-five miles south of Waukesha 
and some forty miles east of Beloit and Janesville. 

Very few cities in Wisconsin of the size can equal the growth and general 
improvement shown by Burlington during the past ten years. From a com- 
paratively quiet country town ten years ago, it has grown to be the busiest 
city of its size in Wisconsin. 

The inhabitants of Burlington have surrounded themselves in a social and 
educational way with all the advantages wanted. In educational matters they 
have been foremost in keeping up with the advances made, and have never 
neglected to give their children all the advantages to be gained in educational 
ways. 

Almost to a unit, they own their own Glomes and are comfortably 
furnished, and all are interested in the preservation of order and property 
rights. 



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PINE STREET, LOOKING SOUTH. BURLINGTON 



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RESIDENCE SCENE ON KANE STREET. BURLINGTON 



Climate. 

The climate of Burlington is excellent. The city reaches an altitude 
of 786 feet above sea level almost equal to the mountain resorts of the 
Alleghany region. 

The records of the United States Weather Bureau show that the tem- 
perature is not subject to wide variation when compared to any other part 
of the country. The average temperature for winter is 20 degrees above 
zero, while the summer temperature has an average of 70 degrees. 

The mean monthly temperature for the year is 45 degrees. Average 
yearly rainfall is 30 inches. F'ew places widely advertised as health resorts 
can show as good a record. 

Churches. 

One of the most remarkable elements in the life of Burlington is the 
strange religious sentiment which has formed expression in the erection of 
eight churches. This is one church building to approximately four hundred 
inhabitants. 

Although still a very young city, Burlington has expended more money 
in the construction of churches than any city of the same size. 

Such evidences of religious strength guarantees an aggressive morality 
in Burlington. No safer place can be found for young men during the 
formative period of their lives. 

The schools located in Burlington are surrounded by a saner atmos- 
phere than can be found in other institutions of higher learning. 



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RESIDENCE — I,. J. SMITH 
RESIDENCE-HENRV MADICAN 
FARM RESIDENCE OF WM. C. WILSON 
RESIDENCE— FRANK WEINMAN 



RESIDENCE — C. A. JONES 
RESIDENCE— J. H. UHEN 
RESIDENCE— CEO. W. SMITH 
RESIDENCE-JOHN SCHROEDER 



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SI. MAK-i » LAniiJl.lL till KCH, BURLINGTON 



While Burlington cannot make a fine, strong, virile man out of every 
boy who comes here to live, it does offer much fewer temptations to go 
wrong than other large cities. 

Eight denominations are represented and have churches. 

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, organized in 1844. 

St. John's Lutheran Church, organized in 1860. 

Holy Cross Lutheran Church, organized in 1883. 

German Methodist Church, organized in 1855. 

English Methodist Church, organized in 1884. 

Episcopal Church, organized in 1870. 



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INTERIOR OF ST, MAR\ S CATHOLIC CHURCH, BURLINGTON 

Congregational Church, organized in 1858. 

Baptist Church, organized in 1851. 

The new Catholic church is a magnificent building, having an auditorium 
with a seating capacity of 1,200. The Congregational iVIethodist and 
Episcopal churches have unusually handsome structures. 

This religious activity has developed a strong factor in guiding public 
opinion along honorable lines in business and politics. 

Music and Art. 

We hear the word "Music" spoken within our midst so very often that 
we very seldom ever stop to think of the great and wonderful power 
contained within its meaning. Strike it from our midst and we would be 
living as in the barren deserts of Africa, and to think that Burlington has 
been and is blessed with some of the very finest musicians in the country, 
instrumental and vocal, gives us great pleasure. 

Living within an atmosphere so filled with the sweet strains of this 
music has been the means of enlightening those with a musical talent to a 
v^ery high degree within the musical world. 

Burlington is glad that it can furnish some of the very best musical 
talent in the country. 

You have often heard the proverb that "A King within his own county 
hath no honors", so I believe it is in Burlington regarding the workers 
in art. But let us tell you that we have some very skillful workmen in 
this science. 



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BROWN'S LAKE. BURI,IN(, I l)N 



You will be surprised to learn that a great deal of our very best hand 
painted china sold here, is the art of home talent and equal to the foreign 
work. 

This practical skill of art in its many branches is carried on quite exten- 
sively in Burlington and has developed some very fine artists. 

Lodges. 

Masonic lodge, organized in 1849. 

Odd Fellows lodge, organized in 1846. 

Catholic Order of Foresters, organized in 1883. 

Luther Crane Post, No. 201, Dept. Wis., organized in 1885. 

Modern Woodmen, organized in 1887. 

Clubs. 

The Business Men's Club, an organization composed of over 100 promi- 
nent business men, has a club house where frequent meetings are held to 
discuss ways and means to promote the welfare of the city, as indicated 
by their motto, "Boost, Don't Knock". 

The club house is well arranged for pleasure and comfort. 

The Crescent Athletic Club has a membership of nearly 100 members 
and is distinctly a young men's organization. Their one great aim is 
physical development in the young man, by the many in- and out-door 
athletic sports. Their tennis courts are the most popular in the city. 

The Derby Club, which is perhaps one of the oldest clubs in the city, 
has a membership of over fifty. The club rooms are furnished very nicely. 



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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 
CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOL 
WHITE RIVER 



FIRST M. E. CHURCH 

ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH 



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CUNGRhGATIUNAL CHURCH, BURLINGTON 



A reading room with amusements of different natures are attractions which 
bring the members and their friends there upon the long winter evenings to 
thoroughly enjoy themselves. 

The Teutonia Society is the oldest society that there Is in Burlington. 
It was organized In May, 1854, as a singing society, to improve and build 
up the male chorus, later a theatre and turner section were formed. 

In the year 1871, the three section, Teutonia, theatre and turner, consoli- 
dated into the one society, known as the Teutonia Society. 

The Teutonia Hall was then built, known better today as the Opera 
House. In the year 1907 they remodeled the hall and built a new theatre 
stage, which compares with any of the finest in the large cities, and for 
which Burlington was very thankful. The society has over one hundred 
and fifty members. Lakes 

Burlington Is romantically situated; nestled among the knolls, which, 
rolling away In the blue distance until they skirt the borders of the many 
beautiful lakes situated within a short distance from the city, forms a 
wildly beautiful and picturesque landscape. 

Burlington is rapidly becoming one of the popular summer resorts of 
the Middle West, the center for the hundreds of seekers for rest and recre- 
ation that dwell in the Mississippi Valley. Each year marks an Increase 
in the number of visitors. 

No summer passes that does not make its important additions to the 
growing colony of business men who make their permanent summer home 
on the shores of one of the many lakes. 



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MOONLIGHT, BROWN'S LAKE, BURLINGTON 



Transient or permanent resident, camper or cottager, the visitor finds 
in the many lakes, the wooded hills, the beautiful drives and the many phases 
of out-of-door life just that element which pleases him most. 

Brown's Lake, one of the most popular in the vicinity, is only a mile 
from the city and Bohner's Lake, two miles; they are surrounded by wooded 
hills and reached by delightful drives, lying within convenient reach of the 
two greatest cities of the Middle West, Chicago and Milwaukee. 

All the pleasure of camping, boating, bathing, driving, motoring, cross- 
country tramping, fishing, golfing, tennis and every out-of-door sport can 
be enjoyed here. 

You will enjoy the best vacation of your life at Burlington. 

Government. 

Burlington village was separated from the town and incorporated in 
1887. It continued as a village until 1900, when it became incorporated as 
a city of the fourth class, under the general laws of the state. 

The city is divided into four wards, each of which has two aldermen 
who sit in the city council and one supervisor who represents the ward on 
the county board. 

The general officers of the city who are elected by the people are the 
Mayor, Clerk, Treasurer, Assessor, two justices and two constables; these 
officers as well as aldermen arid supervisors hold office for two years. The 
remaining officers, consisting of a city attorney, chief of police, fire marshal, 
city engineer, health officer and superintendent of water works are elected 
by the council, and hold office for one year. 



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37 




RESIDENCE — DR. W. A. PROUTY 
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH PARSONAGE 
RtSIDENCE— H. SIMPSON 
RESIDENCE— E. H. FOLTZ 



RESIDENCE— EDVV. BROOK 
RESIDENCE — H. A. RUNKEL 
RESIDENCE — MRS. A. PATTERSON 
RESIDENCE- A. C. SMITH 



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VOREE 

A Mormon Community Founded Near Burlington 
Over Sixty Years Ago. 

Prominent among the traditional events of Burlington are those con- 
nected with Voree, once a small city within a mile and a half of Burling- 
ton, but long since, literally wiped off the map. Today only a tract of 
rich farm land on Gardner Prairie remains, with here and there a landmark 

to show where the old city flourished, as 
mementos of a once noted city dedicated to 
a church creed. 

James Jesse Strang was born in New 
York in 1813. He came to Burlington in 
January, 1833, was admitted to the Racine 
County bar, and soon took a prominent 
place in the legal and political affairs of 
the country. 

Joseph Smith, at this time was at the 
head of the Mormon Church in Nauvoo, 
Hancock Co., Illinois. Public sentiment 
became so aroused at that place against 
the Mormons, that mobs gathered to drive 
them from the country. Joseph Smith and 
his brother Hyram were arrested, and 
while confined in the county jail at Car- 
thage, on the 27th of June, 1844, a mob 
collected, and finally shot the Mormon 
chief in the jail. 

A disciple of Smith who had previously 
been proselyting at Burlington, through 
his artful ministrations, had induced Strang to become a convert to that 
faith. After his conversion, that he might become familiar with the church 
doctrines and practices, he went to Nauvoo and spent some time in studying 
at the feet of those Gamalick of the church, Joseph and Hyram Smith. It 
was foreseen by Smith that sooner or later the church would be compelled 
to remove from Nauvoo, and the matter was a subject of deepest considera- 
tion while Strang was there. Strang proposed the location on White River, 
near Burlington, and warmly advocated its selection as the future home 
of the Latter Day Saints. 

Smith decided on the White River location, and wrote Strang his hearty 
approval, at the same time sending a letter containing the disputed revelation 
appointing Strang, Smith's successor in the event of his death. 

On the death of Smith, Strang at once assumed control of the church, 
and immediately inaugurated a removal of the terror stricken, and scat- 




JAMES J. STRANG. 



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39 



tering saints to the Fox River site which he gave the name of Voree, which 
translated, means "Garden of Peace". 

Brigham Young opposed Strang's claims strenuously, denouncing him 
as an impostor, and by the deft underhand methods, he succeeded in ob- 
taining a quasi appointment of himself to the presidency of the church. This 
made two factions of the Mormon church, the one settling at Voree, with 
Strang as the leader. The location of Voree on the banks of the White 
River, just across the west line of Racine County, was an ideal spot for the 
establishment of his church. 

The obtaining of materials with which to erect houses was made com- 
paratively easy. Mr. Strang had previously discovered a con\enient and 




OLn STONE QUARRV AS SEEN TODAY. 



inexhaustive quarry of stone adjoining the river on the south bank from 
which he procured the stone for building habitations. 

The continual arrival of refugees from Nauvoo and other points hast- 
ened the work of building. Many houses were erected, and with the in- 
crease of population, the place presented a busy appearance. 

One structure larger than the others was known as "The Tavern". This 
building was intended for the housing of newcomers, but was also used as 
a meeting-place for holding religious exercises during inclement weather. 
In the Summer time the handsome grove on the south bank of the river 
was utilized for the services. Here the gospel according to the "Saints" 
was proclaimed. The grove still remains in possession of all its primitive 
beauty, one of the most interesting places left by the Mormons as a land 
mark to perpetuate forever the memory of their occupancy of the place. 



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Strang, although the possessor of one legal and faithful wife, at once 
adopted the poligamous feature of Alormonism into the settlement by 
having "Sealed" to himself a second wife, then a third, and soon afterwards 
a fourth spouse, so that, in the parlouse of humoust he was a very much 
married man. 

As a source of revenue the titheing system was adopted and rigorously 
enforced. 

Strang neglected no opportunity to impress upon his subjects, the im- 
portance of his holy office as the head of the church. 




POINT WHERE METAL PLATES WERE FOUND. 



The doctrine of personal revelation from God was taught and firmly 
believed by the members of the church. Strang claiming to receive many 
revelations, and at one time, some doubting Thomases appeared in his 
flock, questioning the genuineness of his power, and particularly his appoint- 
ment. Strang cunningly devised a scheme to overcome their misgivings. 
He cast some metal plates in imitation of those produced by Joseph Smith 
at the commencement of his career, on which he cut some unintelligible 
hieroglyphics, then buried them under a large oak tree on the south bank 
of the river. He waited for a season in order that no suspicion might be 
aroused in his subsequent deeds, when he announced to the faithful another 
"revelation", called upon four of his apostles to go before him into the 



BURLINGTON IN WISCONSIN 



41 



grove, where under his directions, they discovered the plates, and great 
wonder was manifested as to their meaning. Finally another "revelation" 
commanded Strang to interpret the mysterious inscriptions on the plates to 







INSCRIPTION ON PLATES. 




VOL. IV. No. 10. J 



VORKE. Wra.,THL18hnAY. MAY 24.1849. 



[WHOLC No. 126- 



GOSPKL MERALD. 

pRIMTSn AND PUBLISHED WKEKLV, rOR THE ChURCH OP JcfiUa 

CHnisT or Latter Dav Saints- 
Tc R Ma: 

TWO DOT.LARB PEA aKRUM, PaVABI.K, IN V « RI aGLV, IN ADVANCE. 

AllltlMreanil onrnmunicattdiismustbedireciecl to James J. Strand. 
pall paid, ht (hey will not be taken Uom the poB I office. 

EXISTENCE OF UOD. 
MR. BUnCESS TO .MH. S TRA.NG.— No. 8. 

Ratine. May 7th, 1849. 
Mk. James J. Strang : — In reply \o your third review of my third 
lett£r. par. 205. 1 Glill think weighing tlie hog proves ihe tealimony 
ini or false; for if" testimony proved the fact," why do we dem- 
onfltraie by weighing 1 

165, You ask, par. SOB, ■* whence origmaied this prinwpte in 
weights, this standard lo which all weights must confurml" Von 
•a; the authority ceviblished it. Bui what esMblisbed the aulhort- 



in which the queeiion at issue is not loTolred. A chemist says he 
will prove i.faci in chemistry, which he dtirionstrates, and theo 
chims he has proved it by demonuraiion. I will bo silent if 1 find 
nothing more objectionable than thai to reply to. 

169. You say, par. 213, •' the roiundiiy of tlie earth lademonsirst* 
ed by the testtKiony of great eatabers of witnesses." 1 cannoteveo 
now believe, noiwiihstanJing your high authority, that the roluodi- 
ly of the earth or tho exiaienea of God can by any possibility be 
demonetraied by '.estimony ; else deniooetraiion and teslimooy are 
synonymous, and you again utter thai •'nonsense" of which you 
complain m me, 

I9ti. Id par. 216 you boasi yogr extensire acquaintarwa wttb all 
kinds of society, a majority of whom profesB to have seen and re- 
ceived communications from the supernatural. How does thie 
sgree with par. 86. wi.ere, speaHiDg of spirils, you eay, I ann not 
aware that in any true sense ibey are supernatural 1 If, za you ad- 
mit, there is nothing really supernatural, but only portions of nature 
Relatively line, whtch oanno't govern the whole themselves, being 



FACSIMILE OF OLD HERALD. 



his followers. The translation consisted of a reiteration of his appointment 
to the head of the church, condemnation of the hated Bighamites, and 
matters of doctrines and discipline for the welfare of the church. 



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To further aid in the spread of the gospel of the "Saints", Strang intro- 
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"The Voree Herald", afterwards changing the name to "The Revelle", 
and later to the "Gospel Herald", which he continued for four years. 

The old stone building in which the "Herald" was printed, still remains 
as one of the principal landmarks of that once famous colony. 

As a final resting place for the dead, a most appropriate spot was set 

apart for a cemetery. Part of the old burial 
ground is now enclosed in a barnyard, and 
the balance is a pasture field. 

On a remnant of one stone is cut the name 
of "Emma A. Kent." The fragments of an- 
other gathered from distant parts of the 
ground, when matched together, formed the 
Tucker slab, shown in the cut. 

Through another revelation, Strang was 
commanded to build a temple at Voree, the 
divine communication going to the extent even 
of defining the precise location, dimensions, 
architecture, etc. 

The temple was never continued above the 
basement, the walls have all been removed 
since, and the excavation partly refilled. 

It was at this point in building the temple, 
that Strang had another revelation, ordering 
him to transfer his enterprise to Beaver Island 

OLD GRAVE STONE. r 




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43 



in the north end of Lake Michigan. Strang obtained his first knowledge 
of Beaver Island from a fur trader whom he met by chance. The location 
was admirably situated for a permanent home for his colony, being entirely 



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SITE WHERE OLD MORMON TEMPLE WAS STARTED. 



separated from the gentile world, and where he could exercise authority 
without let or hindrance. 

At Beaver Island, on July 9th, 1856, Strang was shot through the body 
by one of his followers, a Mr. Wentworth. Strang being severely wounded 
and to escape the rapidly growing wrath of his people, was returned to 
Voree, accompanied by his wives, who nursed him. He lived about a 
week after the removal, dying from the wound inflicted by Wentworth. 

The remains of Strang were first buried in the old Voree resting place, 
until a few years ago, when one of his daughters caused the body to be 
exhumed and removed to the Burlington cemetery. 

With the death of Strang, the Kingdom of the Latter Day Saints on 
Beaver Island fell, many returning to Voree, but their unwelcome advent 
soon caused them to scatter, so that now but little remains of the once 
prosperous city, dedicated to Mormonism or its two thousand misguided 
inhabitants. 



44 BURLINGTON IN WISCONSIN 




V W 

INTERIOR CRAWFORD'S JEWELRY STORE 

L.J.CRAWFORD 

JEWELER 

Before you buy elsewhere see 

Crawford, "The Up-to-date Jeweler" 

He can please you. 
BURLINGTON, WISCONSIN 



BURLINGTON IN WISCONSIN 45 

lank nf lurltngton 

lurlinrjtou. Misrnitatn 



CAPITAL, $50,000.00 

SURPLUS AND PROFITS, - - 18,500.00 



THIS Bank has been in business for over 36 years. Organized 
as the "First National Bank" in 1872 by Jackson I. Case, 
Stephen Bull and Chauncey Hall. Re-organized as the " Bank 
of Burlington" in 1892, with Stephen Bull, President, M. B. Erskine, 
Vice-President, and Chauncey Hall, Cashier. In 1902 the outside 
stockholders retired, and in October, 1906, the management passed to 
C. B. McCanna, President, and Louis H. Rohr, Vice-President. 

Always conservative, yet progressive, catering to the needs of its 
own immediate field, this Bank exerted a vital influence in the devel- 
opment of the growing community, in and about Burlington. 

Prompt and efficient in all business entrusted to it, it lends espec- 
ial encouragement to habits of thrift and economy in its Savings 
Department, where accounts may be started for One Dollar. Three 
per cent, interest is paid on all amounts on deposit. 

With a successful record in the past, the Bank solicits and desires 
to merit the continued confidence and good will of the banking public. 



Officers and Directors 

C. B. McCANNA, - President S. D. SLADE, - - Director 

LOUIS H. ROHR, - Vice-Prisident T.J.CUNNINGHAM, - Director 

G. A. UEBELE, - - Cashier H. A. RUNKEL, - - Director 

JOHN T. PRASCH, - Asst. Cashier A. M. BREHM, - - Director 



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The Roswelle Hat 




C. G. Foltz & Son 

Sole Agents 
Stock Large and Complete 



BURLINGTON IN WISCONSIN 47 



C. G. Foltz & Son 

ESTABLISHED YEAR OF 1857 

Dry Goods. Clothing and Carpets 



WE AIM: 

To buy and sell the very best merchandise 
possible for us to secure. 

To mark on a fair margin and sell at Cash 
Prices. 

Some of Our Leading Lines 
Ladies' and Misses' 

Dress Goods, Silks and Trimmings, Suits, Jackets, 
Skirts, Shirt Waists and Under-garments of all 
kinds. All necessary Notions and Furnishings, 

Men's and Boys' 

Suits and Overcoats, Underwear, Shirts, Knit- 
goods, Hats and Caps, Gloves and Mittens. All 
lines of furnishings always complete. 

House Furnishings, 

Carpets, Mattings, Oil Cloths, Rugs, Lace 
Curtains, Shades, Draperies, Bed Spreads, 
Blankets, Comforters, etc. 

Visit our Picture Department. 

We ask your patronage. 

C, G, Foltz & Son 



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(( 



Stay- On" Burlington Blankets 

They are the best. Ask for them. 
They are the standard by which 
->-- all others are measured. 




They have been 
leaders for more 
than 17 years, 
which proves 
their superiority 
over all others. 

The new 

(patent applied 
for) "SWEAT- 
PAD FABRIC" 
promises to make 
Burlington more 
renowned for horse 
furnishings. This 
is a 1908 invention 
with big prospects. 



The Burlington Cattle Blankets 



Will save their 
cost many times 
in the increased 
yield of milk. 




The most humane. 
Protects from flies 
and tilth. Try them. 



BURLINGTON BLANKET COMPANY 

Horse and Cattle Tailors Burlington, Wis., U.S. A. 



BURLINGTON IN WISCONSIN 49 

The Wisconsin Condensed Milk Co. 

AND 

McCanna & Fraser Co. 

Always pay the highest market price for Milk and Butter. 




ADVANCED REGISTERED HOLSTEIN COWS AT EDCEWOOD FARM 

Advanced Registered Holstein Cows 

— the very finest milk and butter producers. Call and examine our 
stock, or write us for prices. We always have some of the very 
choicest Bull Calves for sale from this Advanced Registered Stock. 

McCanna & Praser Co. 

"Edgewood Farm" 
Jos. Cheeseman, Mgr. BURLINGTON, WIS. 



50 BURLINGTON IN WISCONSIN 



Founded 1874 



OUR continued success for 
all these years signifies 
square dealing and courteous 
treatment. 

Our complete line and large 
stock assures you selections 
and promptness. 

Our own factory makes Sash, 
Doors, Mouldings and all kinds 
of high-grade Woodwork. 

Our stock IS all under cover 
guaranteeing you dry, clean 
and bright goods. 

Our prices are as low as can 
be consistent with quality. 

Wilhur Lumber Co. 

Phone No. 16 



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JOHN H. UHEN, President. WM. J. FINKE. Sec, and Treas. 



Finke-Uhen 
Brewing Company 



BREWERS 



MALTSTERS 



Export and Special Tirew 



437 McHenry Street, BURLINGTON, WIS. 



PHONE 60 



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C. G. FOLTZ & SON 

Burlington's Leading Store 
for Men 



Between these two repre- 
sentative houses there are 
such close relations that 
the men of Burlington and 
vicinity have unexcelled 
advantages for obtaining 
the newest styles, fabrics 
and garments of unques- 
tioned value. 



FRIEND BROTHERS 
CLOTHING COMPANY 

MILWAUKEE 

Makers of Fine Clothes for Men 



BURLINGTON IN WISCONSIN 53 



EDWARD BROOK. President. GEORGE MEADOWS, Vice-Pres. 

WM. MEADOWS. Sec. Treas. and Gen. Manager 



CAPITAL STOCK PAID IN $30,000 
ESTABLISHED 1887 



Burlington Brick and Tile Co. 

MANUFACTURERS OF 
BRICK AND DRAIN TILE 



Our business has increased constantly since the beginning 



WE ARE KNOWN BY THE HIGH GRADE AND QUALITY OF OUR PRODUCT, 

NO BETTER ON THE MARKET 

OF FARM DRAIN TILE ALONE, WE HAVE AN ANNUAL OUTPUT OF ABOUT 300 CARS, 

WRITE US FOR PRICES 



See us if you want 

LUMBER 

Dardis Lumber & Fuel Co. 
The Lumbermen 



BURLINGTON, - - WISCONSIN 



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DO NOT be mis-lead/ There is no BETTER FLOUR 



THAN OUR 



Fancy Patent 



IFIRST GRADE! 



C hampion 



!SECOND GRADE? 



Made from the very BEST Minnesota Hard ff^heat 
Believe us, we make the best /lour 

Ed. Zahn & Sons 

VIENNA, WIS. 











THIS SPACE IS TAKEN AS 
A COMPLIMENT TO THE PUB- 
LISHER. BY THE MEINHARDT 
BANK, WHICH NEVER ADVER- 
TISES. 











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Look for the Trade Mark 
" BURLINGTON '^ 



The Name is a guarantee of the best 
quality in Brass Goods 




The best Fuller fVork made in U. S. 
is made at 'Burlington, Wis. 



Burlington Brass Works 

BURLINGTON, WIS. 



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Groceries, Crockery 
and Glassware 




Sole Agent for Big Jo Flour 



J. G. MATHEWS 



Phone 30-2 



540 Chestnut Street 




ALSO DEAL IN FANCY SHETLAND PONIES 



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57 



Dan Beard's 
"Guns and Gunning" 



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H^ritten for and Fublished by 

J. STEVENS 
ARMS &" TOOL CO. 

p. O. Box 409S 
CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS. 



Paper Cover Edition. Three Color Deiign. 

EVERY boy contemplating a vacation trip, every man 
betaking himself to the woods and fields to recuper- 
ate from wears and tears of business life, will want a copy of 
"Guns and Gunning" to guide him right in communing with 
Nature. Remember that a Stevens Rifle and the book men- 
tioned are indispensable requisites for your vacation days. 
"Guns and Gunning" will be mailed post-paid to any 
applicant by /. Sleveiis Arms (^ Tool Company, Chicopee Falls, 
Mass., upon receipt of price. 



For paper-covered edition forward 20 cents; 
for cloth-hound hook send JO cents. 



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IVe do not know you; let' s get acquainted / 
Who are you ? we are 

The Burlington Feed Co. 

Then friends indeed, are you in need of the Flour we keep ? 

OCCIDENT— the best 
GOLD MEDAL, and the rest— 
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Dealers in Grain, Poultry Foods 
and Feed of all kinds 



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T. V. McGOVRAN. President and Treasurer 



E. L. GROVER. Secretary 



C^ADGERgASKET^^V&EERCoMRWy 




SELECTED MATERIAL 



Burlin^+on Wis. 



SKILLED WORKMEN 



THE VISITOR 



who is welcomed by a 
flood of light can not 
fail to feel genuinely 
welcome. The one who 
arrives in the dark half 
doubts the warmth of 
his reception. A porch 
light adds cheer as 
well as comfort to the home. It 
saves possible accidents and grop- 
ing for the door bell. It makes the 
home before which it shines a 
beacon in the street. A porch 
light indicates progression, love 
of home and civic pride. Send for 
the estimate man today. Do not 
put it off. 

Burlington Electric Light & 

Power Co. -Phone 19 51 



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Verstraete-Fyfe 

Mfg. Co. 







MANUFACTURERS OF 



Automobile Parts 



Dies, Tools, Rings, Clutches, 

Rollers, Clevises 

and Special Machinery 

Patented Devices Perfected 

Designers of 

Mechanical and Electrical 

Devices 

C VVe grind cams according 
to model. We manufacture 
anything in Wood, Leather, 
Metal or Glass. 



Office and Factory at 

BURLINGTON, WISCONSIN 

TELEPHONE 22 






BURLINGTON IN WISCONSIN 61 




ESTABLISHED 

1877 



PRASCH BROS. 

EAGLE DRUG and 
BOOK STORE 



We handle the very best unadulter- 
ated drugs. 

All prescriptions compounded with 
the utmost care and accuracy. 

Home of the largest Book, Tablet 
and Post Card supply in the city. 

Our Policy: 

Quality, Price, Prompt, Careful 
and Efficient Service 



PRASCH BROS. 

PHONE 1034 BURLINGTON, WIS. 



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BURLINGTON IN WISCONSIN 




F. A. SCHWALLER 



FRANK H. SCHWALLER 



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Offices: Sch waller Block Long Distance Phone 1963 

BURLINGTON, WISCONSIN 

Our Specialty: 
WISCONSIN FARM BARGAINS 

All kinds of Real Estate Bought, Sold and Exchanged. 

Excellent Farm Listings within 20 miles of Burlington. 

Large List of Choice Local City Properties, both Mercantile and Residence. 

Loans placed on good Real Estate Security. 

High Grade 5% First Mortgage Bonds. 

Fire, Tornado, Plate Glass, Automobile, Employer's Liability, Etc., Insurance. 




Examinations of Titles, Conveyanc- 
ing and Notarial Work entrusted 
to us has our prompt and careful 
attention. 

Those desiring to buy or sell City 
or Farm Property will find our 
facilities unsurpassed. 
No Real Estate transaction consid- 
ered closed until Title is proved to 
satisfaction of purchaser. 



C Ask for our latest 
Real Estate Bulletins 



Our Motto.- 
Honest Representation, Fair Deal- 
ing, Justice to the Owner, Sat- 
isfaction to the Buyer. 



Address, F. A. Schwaller Land Co. 

BURLINGTON, WISCONSIN 



BURLINGTON IN WISCONSIN 



63 



Q/-4, i^rrii-. 1 ,. P,^o^ C^nr/Ac ^''^"'s of your city made to order in 
OUUVCIIII 1 UbL ^^ai U» special high class Germany work, by 

WOOD, ''T/ie Post Card Man'' 



Manufacturer and Importer 



Burlington, Wisconsin 



$500 REWARD 



€ROUND 



SURFACE 



OUR GUARANTEE 

We will refund all money received 
for the rods and pay $500 reward to 
find a building burned by lightning 
with our rods on. 



The tube is i" in diameter. 



The Security Copper 
Tube Lightning Rod 

has never failed to afford perfect 
protection from lightning, and 
gives general satisfaction in every 
respect. 

It is the only Lightning Rod 
patented in the United States with 
Automatic Water Supply insuring 
a Perfect Ground Connection at 
all times, which is the most im- 
portant part of any rod. 

Our object is to furnish a rod that we 
can guarantee to be a full protection 
from lightning at the LOWEST POS- 
SIBLE PRICE. 

Send for Catalog. 

The Security Lightning 
Rod Co. 

Burlington. Wis. 



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BURLINGTON IN WISCONSIN 



$50.00 Worth of POST CARDS 
for $12.00 and a $5.00 Revolving 

Q. 1 I7T3T7T? THE POST CARD BUSINESS HAS COME 

ot^nCl r rvJtLrL. to stay, let us hear from you. 
WOOD, ''The Post Card Man ' 

Telephone 1392 BURLINGTON, WIS. 



A7~e you trying to boom your City? 

If fwt, why not? 

We shall he glad to help you 

Write us 

Howard A. Wood, Turlington, Wis. 



MADE FOR "CRITICAL" MEN 



By WATSON PLUMMER SHOE CO., CHICAGO 



MADE TO FIT 
AND FEEL 
GOOD FROM 
THE START 

ALL LEATHERS, 

CORRECT HEELS 

AND TOES. 

AND 

NEW LASTS 

SOLES AND 
HEELS OF 
BEST OAK 
TANNED 
SOLE LEATHER 

SERVICEABLE 

AND 

DRESSY 




ON HONOR 



POPULAR 
IN 

PRICE. 

FOR SERVICE- 
LONG AND 
SATISFACTORY 
WEAR 

GENUINE BENCH 
METHODS ENTER 
INTO THE 
MAKING OF EVERY 
PAIR 



For Sale by 



WEIN, 

RLiNGTON, Wis. 



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